Egg-saving packer.



J. J. MILLER.

EGG SAVING PAGKER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 10, 1911.

, 1,026,359. Patented May 14, 1912.

Witnesses Inventor, %7%m/ by Z l F GEM/n2 M/A Atto r n eys To all whom it may concern:

; UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEROME J. MILLER, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

EGG-SAVING PACKEIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Be it known that I, JEROME J. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at 1431 South Eleventh street, Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Egg-Saving Packer, of which the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to improvements in egg cases for packing eggs for transportation,

The object of the invention is to effectively provide against the breakage of the eggs in transit or transportation, as well as casually, in depositing or placing them within the shippin case.

Afurther object 15' to allow of delivering or exerting the retaining pressure to, or

upon the ends of the eggs.

A still further object is to provide for handling the egg-containing cases expeditiously and with acility and less liability of breakage of the eggs therein than could otherwise be effected.

A still further object is to prevent checking the eggs while dropping into the filler provision being made to break the force of the fall-thereof;

A still further object is to provide for the ready adjustment or accommodation of the.

device to eggs of different sizes.

A still further object is to readily adapt the device to use in connection with the standard 'fillers, or any in common or general use also without the use of additional fillin or packing, thereby avoidingfurther cost or packing purposes.

.A still further object is to' rovide for the retention of the.eggs in a tter state of preservation than would otherwise be the case.

7 A still further object is to preserve the eggs against mold usually adhering to those whic have been long packed, due to leaking'e gs.

A still further ob ect is to carry out the aforesaid ends in a simple, economical and the aforesaid b Patented May 14, 1912.

therein as relates to the detailed construction-L 2 is an elevational view thereof, partly in section, more fully. disclosing the constituentmembers of the device or cushion formed thereby. Fig. 3'is a detailed sectional elevation, disclosing a number of the cushions and the packed objects or eggs received therebetween.

, In carrying out m invention, I form from suitable materia, preferably card or straw board of usual thickness, a blank member 1, the same initially bein shaped to suitably conform to the inside 0 and be received within the egg case, (not shown) such outline being generally disclosed by Fig. 1. The card-board blank or member 1 is suitably passed between specially devised rollers (not shown) and has impressed or rolled therein at or during its init1al passage, numerous circular upraised or embossed-hke formations or corrugations 2.

These latter are produced at suitable inter-,

vals apart, say about an inch and three fourths, the same ranging in either direction along the blank or member 1, and projected about half an inch or more, as practical use may suggest. The blank or member pressions or cavities 3, a cavity or'depression indenting each elevation or corrugation 2 just centrally thereof, as clearly disclosed especially in Fig. 2, the depressions or cavities being adapted to conform to, and receive the eggs endwise, as also seen in this figure for their suitable retention individually in such position when placed or insorted within the cells of the filler 4, thefiller of the standard or ordinary form being available for use in this connection, or a ller of any preferred or approved form may be employed as desired. second like card-board blank or member 1 is similarly or correspondingly conformed or treated as in the exactcounterpart or duplication of the latter, the two blanks or members being then suitably united back to back, preferably 'by pasting, the two members being used inseparable and forming the unitary device or cushion for the eggs, an intermek r member resultin an o g diary space thus resulting, whereby, it is apparent that the members 1, 1 may be further centrally depressed or compressed as pressure is delivered or imparted to the superposed or interposed eggs, as will be readily appreciated.

In the packing operation, a cushion or packer forming member is first inserted into the egg-case, the same resting upon the bottom of the latter, a filler then being introduced, its, lower edges resting upon the plane or uncorrugated portions of said cushion, the cavity or depression forming portions of the cushion thus being received within the lower portions of the cells of said filler to receive the lower ends of the eggs, which are now'placed within the cells of the filler. A second cushion or packer forming member is next placed upon the upper ends of the eggs, pressure then being applied to the cushion-forming member, for forcing the eggs downwardly until the cushion forming member" is in contact with the upper edge of the filler. A second filler. is inserted in like manner as the first and a succeeding or another layer of eggs is introduced to rest upon the last inserted cushion, and a third cushion forming member disposed upon this layer of eggs, pressure applied thereto for forcing downwardly the same until said cushion engages the filler, the same procedure being continued until .the egg case is filled, when its closure is suitably placed in position under pressure, for fastening.

The many advantages and benefits of my invention have been above set forth, it only being necessary possibly to state further that it will be noted that itis characterized for its extreme simplicity, accordingly inexpensive of manufacture, is readily and expeditiously applied for use and is effective for its intended purpose. It is noted, in particular, that the device forming a cushion which is compressible, the casual dropping of an egg, or eggs into the egg case in han-.

dling the eggs will not result inthe breakage of the egg or eggs as would otherwise occur, the cushioning effect thus provided serving to break or neutralize the force of the fall of the egg or eggs.

What is claimed:

1. A- device of the character described,

including duplicate members having numertween, said concavities being of less depth than said spaces. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

JEROME J. MILLER.

Witnesses:

J OHN A. GILLESPIE, O. FARWELL. 

